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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- members, Michael Pimentel here on behalf of the Monterey-Salinas Transit Agency, San Francisco Bay Area Water
- members, Michael Pimentel here on behalf of the Monterey Salinas Transit Agency, San Francisco Bay Area Water
- Emergency Transportation, of the Monterey Salinas Transit Agency, San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each.
AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended.
AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- wants</c><00:11:37.000><c> to</c><00:11:37.120><c> take</c><00:11:37.240><c> it</c> if sen of the waters
- wants to take it if sen of the waters wants to take it off<00:11:37.519><c> he</c><00:11:37.600><c>
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Wolf and I'm an Ojibwe woman from the Martin clan, second degree Midewin, and also one of the head water
- Gabion, there's a buffalo that stands in that direction and regulates all of the seasons and the waters
- Regarding the Water. Okay. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-EDT, CPN DEFER Public Hearings 02-26-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- weather you know we get there's<00:09:08.440><c> no</c><00:09:08.720><c> bad</c><00:09:09.440><c> water
- you</c><00:09:10.600><c> have</c><00:09:10.760><c> you</c><00:09:10.880><c> have</c> there's no bad water
- you have you have there's no bad water you have you have all<00:09:11.279><c> those</c><00:09:11.480
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The joint Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection and Economic Development and Tourism committees heard S.B. 890, which would have prohibited the sale, display, or marketing of products labeled as poi unless wholly derived from Hawaii-grown taro. The Attorney General’s Office raised Commerce Clause and free speech concerns, and the Department of Agriculture offered support with comments. Testimony was mixed: several individuals and organizations supported the bill as a way to protect the cultural integrity and purity of poi and support local taro farmers, while an industry representative opposed the bill as written, arguing that poi is a process, that the language was too restrictive, and that the industry already faces taro shortages and supply variability. Committee members also discussed the limited supply of local kalo, the use of imported taro for tabletop products, and the need to expand production.
After testimony, the committees recommended passing S.B. 890 with amendments. The amendment package would convert the measure from a prohibition to a labeling requirement so poi made with ingredients from outside Hawaii must be labeled with the origins of those ingredients, remove references specifically to taro to accommodate other ingredients, add a severability clause, and set a defective date of July 1, 2050. The measure was adopted, with one senator voting with reservations and the rest voting aye.
The committees then took up previously heard measures. S.B. 281, relating to telehealth, was recommended for passage with amendments to reinstate an opt-out from video conferencing in the definition of interactive telecommunications software; it was adopted. S.B. 1449, relating to prior authorization of health care services, was recommended for passage unamended and was also adopted.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Illegal black market grows would likely bring deforestation, diversion of water, poisonous chemicals,
- identified three areas that were accidentally missed from last year's bill, and they are: Soil and Water
- Department of Lands and the Army Corps of Engineers because Ponderay falls under Title 10 navigable waters
- think different than Pocatello and the others, because Ponderay is designated as a navigable body of water
- Representatives, House Bill 957, by Ways and Means Committee, an act relating to the Department of Water
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through routine orders before taking up committee reports, gubernatorial messages, House messages, and first and second reading calendars. Several bills were advanced, including appropriations measures and enrolled bills transmitted to the House, Governor, or Secretary of State. The chamber then proceeded to third reading and final action on a series of bills, with debate focused largely on budget priorities, Medicaid, firearms preemption, medical education funding, rural health, and kratom regulation.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 1420, creating a dedicated funding source for medical education beginning in 2028; Senate Bill 1430, strengthening state firearms preemption enforcement and authorizing penalties and injunctions against local violations; Senate Bill 1432, an appropriation for Health and Welfare indirect support and related modernization items; Senate Bill 1433, a large Medicaid enhancement budget with discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, hospital assessment fund alignment, and population/cost growth; Senate Bill 1434, the Division of Welfare budget reflecting SNAP administrative cost changes and Medicaid eligibility system updates; Senate Bill 1437, an appropriation for Idaho State Police tied to DNA collection for sexual battery and domestic violence offenses; Senate Bill 1439, delaying a school facilities model report deadline to 2027; and Senate Bill 1264 as amended, creating a rural health transformation account and legislative oversight committee for federal rural health funds. Most of these measures passed on party-line or split votes, while SB 1437 and SB 1439 passed unanimously.
The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 1264, where supporters said the bill would give the Legislature oversight over already-awarded federal rural health money and help ensure sustainable uses, while opponents argued it would deepen federal debt and create a process that could still leave control with the executive branch. Another major debate was on Senate Bill 1418, the kratom consumer protection bill, which would restrict sales to adults 21 and older, set product limits and labeling standards, and allow inspections and enforcement against synthetic or adulterated products. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and harm-reduction measure; opponents raised concerns about warrantless inspections, lack of pharmacy board support, and whether the bill would effectively normalize kratom. The transcript ends during continued debate on SB 1418, before a final vote is taken.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Illegal black market grows would likely bring deforestation, diversion of water, poisonous chemicals,
- Illegal black market grows would likely bring deforestation, diversion of water, poisonous chemicals,
- Department of Lands and the Army Corps of Engineers because Ponderay falls under Title X navigable waters
- think different than Ponderay and the others, because Ponderay is designated as a navigable body of water
- Representatives, House Bill 957, by Ways and Means Committee, an act relating to the Department of Water
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Four - Monday, March 9
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, if you read that section, it talks about telecommunications, water treatment facilities, all your
- there stealing copper wire from a critical infrastructure because they don't have $5 to pay for some water
- Near the water, five years goes by before a claim gets filed.
- and fits underneath this title, and I do believe it would make the bill, I don't know, dead in the water
- I don't know, dead in the water as far as constitutionality without having adopted the titling change
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So like part of it, the pictures people are taking, well, they're on the water.
- So like part of it, the pictures people are taking, well, they're on the water.
- So like part of it, the pictures people are taking, well, they're on the water.
- </c><00:18:26.720><c> But</c> taking well they're on the water.
- But taking well they're on the water.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh to to keep oxygen in the water >> Yeah.
- But you know, he was in there with the soil and water people or something.
- </c> with the soil water people or something. with the soil water people or something.
- I think it just didn't muddy the water, you know, with a delay.
- </c><02:49:37.840><c> I</c> the water, you know, with a delay. I the water, you know, with a delay.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/27/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY HAVE AND THEY HAVE WEAKED THOSE CONTROL BOARDS, WATERED THEM DOWN, AND PUT THEM
- We also talk about the need for more State Water funding for sewers and water projects.
- WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE STATE WATER FUNDING, FOR SEWERS AND WATER PROJECTS.
- Infrastructure and pools are critically important for people to learn water safety.
- It meant the state would come in and build sewers and water and roads and help the local governments
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions.
The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading.
The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It adds to that definition that doing any excavation in a water bottom would be included.
- notification to all the utility owners or facility owners to locate if anything is located in that water
- bottom would be excavation in a water bottom would be included. included. included.
- </c><00:24:41.960><c> Um</c><00:24:42.160><c> and</c> located in that water bottom.
- Um and located in that water bottom.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (10/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- This would include the cost of water testing, informative programs for residents who impact rivers.
- </c><01:28:23.360><c> testing,</c> would include the cost of water testing, would include the cost of
- </c><01:28:53.199><c> But</c> promote water quality of our rivers.
- But promote water quality of our rivers.
- So I I think for drinking water sources.
Summary:
The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of House bills that had been moved during the budget process and, in many cases, were already addressed in the state budget. The chair explained that bills covered by the budget would generally be reported inexpedient to legislate, while some others would be placed on the consent calendar or handled separately. Early votes were largely unanimous, including House Bill 54, which would allow alternate treatment centers to operate for profit; the committee voted 25-0 ought to pass and sent it to the consent calendar.
The committee then recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation bill, because the funding had been replaced in House Bill 2 with $2.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Representative Rum opposed the ITL motion, arguing the projects would otherwise burden local property taxpayers and that the funding was important for housing and municipal infrastructure, but the motion passed 14-11. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also reported ITL 14-11 on the grounds that the budget already made significant reforms and separate action could create conflicting statutory language.
House Bill 164, creating funding for a local government records manager position in the Secretary of State’s office, received a unanimous amendment appropriating $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended, moving to the regular calendar. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew extended debate over whether restoring a state contribution to retirement system costs would reduce local property taxes; supporters framed it as tax relief for municipalities and school districts, while opponents said the effect would be minimal or offset by other retirement-system changes. The committee ultimately voted 14-11 ITL, with a minority report requested. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was amended and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended. House Bill 216, which would remove a workers’ compensation-related service-credit limit for certain disability retirement cases, was voted ITL 25-0 after the sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain. Finally, House Bill 219, which would redirect renewable portfolio standard funds and was amended to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027, advanced after debate over electricity costs and renewable energy policy; the committee adopted the amendment unanimously and then voted on the bill as amended.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/16/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Among them are water well testing, which allows homeowners to test their well water and confirm their
- access to safe and potable water.
- </c><00:29:29.840><c> wellwater</c> available among them are water wellwater available among them are
- </c><00:29:32.960><c> and</c><00:29:33.120><c> confirm</c><00:29:33.519><c> their</c> their well water
- and confirm their their well water and confirm their access<00:29:34.200><c> to</c><00:29:34.760><c>
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, you guys know that area has limited water supply. We did a site visit just last month.
- We do have on Molokai solar water heaters. We have a few solar PVs.
- They had a solar hot water contractor that we did a few there, um, solar PV.
- I'm sorry, because you're in my purview, Water, and yes, I am. Question, yes.
- Yeah, you already don't have too many things in toward the water side.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Representatives Zeleznikar, Baker and Bierman Press Conference 5/12/26
Transcript Highlights:
- We are a 21-bed critical access hospital in northeastern Minnesota on the edge of the Boundary Waters
- 19.920><c> boundary</c> Minnesota on the edge of the boundary Minnesota on the edge of the boundary waters
- .<00:15:21.760><c> Um,</c> waters.
- Um, waters.
Summary:
House File 369 was the main topic, with House authors Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, Rep. Robert Bierman, and Rep. Dave Baker arguing that the bill would give Minnesota’s 2024 340B law “teeth” by enforcing protections for nonprofit and rural hospitals’ access to the federal drug pricing program. They said the measure costs the state nothing, aligns with similar laws in more than 20 other states, and is needed before adjournment to help hospitals close funding gaps, support services like emergency care, obstetrics, behavioral health, and pharmacy access, and preserve care in remote communities. Several hospital leaders from across greater Minnesota testified that 340B revenue helps keep their facilities viable and that losing it would threaten services and, in some cases, hospital survival.
Witnesses described severe financial pressure on rural hospitals, including reimbursement cuts, workforce shortages, inflation, and rising drug costs. Leaders from United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Lakewood Health System in Staples, Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital, Northshore Health in Grand Marais, Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet, and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby said their hospitals serve as safety-net providers and often operate with thin or negative margins. They emphasized long travel times to other hospitals, seasonal tourism pressures in some areas, and the importance of local emergency, ambulance, inpatient, and specialty services. The Minnesota Hospital Association president also criticized pharmaceutical company messaging and said nonprofit hospitals are working around the clock to maintain access.
In response to questions, Zeleznikar said she had considered other enforcement approaches but now supported using the original Senate-passed bill, citing concerns about fraud and the difficulty of alternative enforcement mechanisms. She and hospital leaders distinguished this bill from a separate hospital stabilization-grant proposal, saying both are needed but serve different purposes. No vote was taken at the meeting, and the speakers repeatedly urged House leadership to bring the bill to the floor before session ends.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- to alert the community to be on the lookout for children that might be, or people with autism, near water
- because we have lots of situations around water.
- attention to high-risk areas, It would mobilize communities, direct attention to high-risk areas like water
- attention to high risk areas, It would mobilize communities direct attention to high-risk areas like water
Committee:
Senate Judiciary B
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/14/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's like you said, it's water under the bridge. Oh, Representative Meuse.
- /c><00:57:57.880><c> you</c><00:57:58.000><c> said,</c><00:57:58.240><c> it's</c><00:57:58.520><c> water
- </c> So, it's it's like you said, it's water So, it's it's like you said, it's water shot.<00:57:59.680
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- then you come to line 19 and you put the word milk shall be interpreted to include a goat, sheep, water
- You come to 19 and you start talking about a goat, sheep, or water buffalo.
- Water buffalo, camels, milk of goat, sheep, and other hooved animals.
- We do have a number of goat dairies in Louisiana, and we have some folks that do water buffalo, and it
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The committee met on April 1 and considered several health-related bills and one resolution. HB 933, by Rep. Charles Owen, would create commemorative birth certificates and adjust vital records fees; after adopting a technical amendment, the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 288, by Rep. Boyer, would require the term “miscarriage” to appear alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and billing; after an amendment changed the bill from mandatory “shall” language to permissive “may,” the committee heard emotional testimony both in support and opposition and then reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 420, by Rep. Berault, would require criminal background checks and registry review for all DCFS employees, not just those with direct contact with children; it was reported favorably. The committee also voluntarily deferred HB 927 and HB 962.
The committee then heard HB 971, by Rep. Stagney, which seeks to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates for independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned provider-based clinics. Supporters, including clinic owners and practitioners, testified that independent clinics provide the same services under the same rules but receive far lower reimbursement, making it difficult to retain staff and avoid sale to hospital systems. The author said the bill is intended to prompt discussion and eventual parity without harming hospitals, and the committee reported the bill favorably. HB 815, by Rep. Carver, would allow federally insured financial institutions to receive death certificate information from vital records to reduce losses and help reconcile account issues after a death; credit union representatives supported the measure, and it was reported favorably.
The committee also adopted HR 74, by Rep. Sterling, which urges the Department of Education and local school authorities to report on how schools accommodate students with seizure disorders. Sterling described personal experience with epilepsy and said the resolution is meant to gather data on implementation of existing seizure action plan law and identify gaps in access to rescue medication and training. Finally, the committee took up HB 915, by Rep. Dickerson, which would place Medicaid prior authorization and utilization management timelines into statute. After technical and substantive amendments, including changing some deadlines from five business days to seven calendar days, the bill drew support from providers and health groups concerned about delays in care, and the committee reported it favorably as amended. The committee also began consideration of HB 944, by Rep. Hilferty, creating a women’s consortium within LDH focused on menopause and related women’s health issues; technical amendments were adopted and testimony emphasized coordination of existing research and resources, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Injured workers have their power turned off, have their water turned off.
- Now you have a fee to get the water turned back on, a fee to get your insurance back in good standing
- Injured workers have their power turned off, have their water turned off.
- Now you have a fee to get the water turned back on, a fee to get your insurance back in good standing
Summary:
The Labor and Industrial Relations Committee first took up House Bill 680 by Rep. Weibel, which proposes a major overhaul of Louisiana’s workforce development system. The bill and a large amendment package were described as modernizing workforce planning, consolidating some state-level strategy and administration, and strengthening coordination with local workforce partners, employers, and regional stakeholders. A transition advisory team with an 18-month sunset was added to help implement the changes, and members repeatedly raised concerns about preserving local input for different regions, parishes, and cities. Rep. Weibel, the secretary of Louisiana Works, parish officials, and other supporters said the goal is to shift more resources from overhead to training and direct services while keeping local boards and parish involvement in place. Testimony from a Utah official and from local government and business representatives emphasized that similar consolidations can create efficiencies without eliminating local responsiveness. The committee adopted the amendments and then reported HB 680 with amendments.
The committee then heard House Bill 780 by Rep. Furman on workers’ compensation. The bill seeks to streamline disputes over compensation and medical benefits, reduce litigation, and lower costs by restoring an expedited preliminary determination process and changing the standard for penalties and attorney fees to an arbitrary-and-capricious standard. Supporters, including lobbyists and defense attorneys, argued that the current process is outdated, overly technical, and too litigious, especially because adjusters now often work remotely and the statute still relies on fax and certified-mail procedures. They said the bill would speed up decisions, reduce unnecessary attorney-fee claims, and help employers and injured workers alike. Opponents, including attorneys for injured workers, argued the bill would make it harder for workers to recover penalties when benefits are delayed, shift the burden in favor of insurers, and fail to address understaffing and defense costs. Members debated whether the bill’s new standard should replace the current “reasonably controverted” language; an amendment to restore that language was offered but opposed by the author and other members and was not adopted. The committee adopted technical amendments and other committee amendments, heard additional testimony, and continued debating the bill’s substantive changes.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It benefits through police protection, fire protection, roads, sewer, and water.
- Public Utility Commission regulates pipelines, gas companies, electric companies, telephones, and water
- Idahoans served by private, for-profit sewer companies, just like we do for gas, electric, telephone, and water
- Occupational and Professional Licenses, the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, the Idaho Department of Water